As of January 1, 2023, Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) has expired. However, if an employee began use of EPSL at the end of 2022 and continued to use it for same qualifying event into 2023, the employee will be allowed to finish that block leave using any remaining 2021 or 2022 EPSL entitlement.

See the Snapshot of Paid Leave Provisions for UCSF Employees Impacted by COVID for 2023 leave options.

In recognition of the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, EPSL was offered in 2021 and again in 2022. The University provided up to 80 hours of 2022 EPSL for full-time UC employees and the two-week equivalent for part-time employees (capped at 80 hours).

The University extended the time to use any remaining 2022 EPSL or 2021 EPSL entitlement from Sept. 30, 2022, to Dec. 31, 2022.

The University’s 2022 EPSL is more generous than California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave under California Labor Code section 248.6.

UCNet provides additional guidance on the 2022 EPSL leave.

Download the EPSL form.

You also may be eligible to use your available, accrued sick and vacation (or paid time off and extended sick time) leave for COVID-related illnesses.

Finally, please contact your leaves specialist (campus) or the UCSF Health Leave of Absence team for available leave under the Emergency Voluntary Catastrophic Leave Sharing Program (EVCLSP). EVCLSP is an emergency program for temporary implementation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The EVCLSP allows academic (including faculty) and staff employees to donate accrued vacation or PTO credits to a leave bank on behalf of employees who are impacted by COVID-19. A temporary leave bank has been implemented to support this effort.

COVID-19-Related Paid Leave

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